WO1990005299A1 - Detection of non-metallic materials - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to the detection of non-metallic materials, and in particular to a method and apparatus for determining the nature of non-metallic materials by examining their electrical properties.
- non-metallic materials It is a general characteristic of non-metallic materials that their electrical properties vary with the frequency of the electrical signal used to measure them. This is described, for example, in sections 11.9 and 11.10 of the book “Electricity and Magnetism” by . J. Duffin (3rd edition, McGraw-Hill) in the chapter 11 on Dielectric Materials. There it is explained that the variation with frequency of the dielectric constant (or relative permittivity) . r of a dielectric material stems from polarisation at the molecular level; electronic, ionic and orientational polarisation. Because the variation in electrical properties is related to the non-metallic material's molecular structure it is possible to identify a material by examining its electrical properties at different frequencies
- non-metallic materials may be identified and detected by using applied fields at higher frequencies and checking for characteristic effects in the variation in electrical properties due to ionic and/or electronic polarisation at the molecular level. It is to be understood that the embodiments of the invention described below with reference to detection of the effects of orientational polarisation may be modified so as to enable predetermined materials to be identified and detected through detection of the effects of the ionic and/or electronic polarisation.
- the present invention provides a method of detecting a pre-determined non-metallic material in a detection region, comprising the steps of: subjecting the detection region to an alternating electric field at a plurality of frequencies; measuring the response of the contents of the detection_ region to the alternating electric field; comparing the measured response with stored information indicative of the frequency response of the predetermined non-metallic material; and indicating the result of the comparison.
- the present invention further provides apparatus for detecting a predetermined non-metallic material, comprising: means for subjecting the detection region to an alternating electric field at a plurality of different frequencies; means for measuring the response of the contents of the detection region to the alternating electric field; means for storing information indicative of the frequency response of the predetermined non-metallic material; means for comparing the measured response with stored information indicative of the frequency response of the predetermined non-metallic material; and means for indicating the result of the comparison.
- the method and apparatus may involve determining the frequency response of a material to applied electrical signals.
- the method and apparatus may involve applying a large electromagnetic pulse to_ the non-metallic material and examining the energy re- emitted as a result by the non-metallic material.
- Figure 1 shows the characteristic of a material with a single dielectric relaxation due to orientational polarisation where either the entire molecule is polar or the molecule is large and has a single dipolar side group;
- Figure 2 is a diagrammatic illustration of a detection device according to a first embodiment of the invention
- Figure 3a shows a schematic diagram of an apparatus which may be utilised in a pulse echo material detection system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention
- Figure 3b shows waveforms illustrating examples of the type of pulse which may be applied in the apparatus of Figure 3a and the type of response which may be received.
- the characteristic of a material with a single dielectric relaxation due to either the entire molecular being polar or a larger molecule with a single dipolar side group is illus ⁇ trated.
- examples of such materials are water, and ethanol.
- a more complex material with several dipoles will have several "steps" and their associated conductivity peaks. This would be for example, an organic compound having large molecules with several polar side groups.
- A_ material with either a high dielectric constant or conductivity will tend to reflect most of the incident energy, while a material with" a low dielectric constant or conductivity will tend to transmit most of the energy (ie. it is transparent). However a material having a low dielectric constant and moderate.conductivity will reflect some of the incident energy but will tend to absorb the rest.
- the frequency response of the conductivity (showing high reflection)
- the presence of that material can be detected.
- This function can be incorporated into detection systems'-such as those described in our corresponding British patent application published as GB-A-2199715.
- the electrical properties of the material to be detected vary with frequency.
- a conveniently sized sample of the reference material is subjected to an alternating electric field at a number of different frequencies and its response at each frequency is measured.
- readings may be taken at a number of different • frequencies between Hz and 10GHz.
- the dielectric constant at each measurement frequency may be found using standard methods, e.g. using techniques described in Sec. 11.10 of Duffin and then calculating the ratio Cr/Co, where Cr is the capacitance of a capacitor having the reference materials filling the gap between the plates and Co is the capacitance of a capacitor of the same type without the reference material.
- the number of different measurement frequencies required to establish the sample frequency characteristic for the reference material depends on the complexity of the molecular structure (i.e. whether there is one or many dielectric relaxations) . In general, however, when the sample frequency characteristic is being established there will not be a time constraint so it would be possible to take measurements at a large number of frequencies over the range.
- the sample frequency characteristic is stored so as to be available for comparison with readings made on persons/objects presented for testing.
- the storage method and medium may be tailored to the detailed detection device to be used but could, for example, use a read only memory, ROM, or a magnetic tape or disc.
- FIG. 2 An example of a detailed detection device according to this first embodiment of the invention is illustrated diagrammatically in Figure 2.
- This is a modification of a "doorway" type detection system as described in co-pending British patent application GB-A- 2199715 and is adapted to screen people or objects passing through the doorway for a particular substance or substances (such as drugs, explosives or contraband).
- GB-A-2199715 for information on the general construction and operation of the detection system.
- the doorway 1 houses an array 5 of aerials which define a detection region. Each aerial in turn transmits electromagnetic radiation into the detection region and the other aerials receive the radiation reflected or transmitted by the objects in the detection region.
- the received signals contain information on the shape, size and electrical conductivity of the objects in the detection region. By repeating the transmission sequence at a number of different frequencies a number of sets of received signals are produced; the differences between the sets of received signals relate to the variation in reflectivity (and therefore conductivity) of the objects in the detection region.
- the sets of received signals are passed to a processor 9 which compares them with one another and with the stored sample frequency characteristic of the reference material to assess whether or not the reference material is present within the detection region.
- the structure of the detection device shown in Fig. 2 differs from the detection systems of GB-A- 2199715 in that aerial array 5 is adapted to receive signals at a number of different frequencies within the required range (e.g. the aerials may be broad band or a plurality of sets of aerials may be used operative at different frequencies) and the source of electromagnetic radiation is adapted to provide a number of different frequencies. Further more the processing carried out by processor 9 differs from that carried out in the system of GB-A-2199715.
- the number of different frequencies required to be transmitted into the detection area depends on the complexity of the molecular structure of the reference material and the desired degree of certainty of detection. If the reference material has only a single dielectric relaxation then only 2 frequencies are necessary, one well below the conductivity resonance and one at the conductivity resonance peak. This will effectively enhance the "contrast" of the image data formed by the aerial array 5 if the difference of the_ sets of received signals at the two frequencies is taken.
- the power transmitted into the detection region ' would typically be 1Om to 1 because of the need to avoid harm to the health of any tested people.
- the length of time required for testing is made up of the time taken to "scan" the detection region and the time taken to process the received signals.
- the “scanning” time is limited by the speed of switching between aerials, and the speed of analog-to-digital conversion of the received signals.
- the processing time varies with the number of different frequencies used in "scanning" the detection region.
- the whole testing process generally has a duration of the order of seconds rather than minutes.
- Another, different, approach to the object recognition concept of the present invention is to detect the "echo" from the dipoles.
- a dielectric material When a dielectric material is subjected to a large electro-magnetic pulse, some of the energy will be absorbed by the dipoles within the material. After the pulse, some of the energy will be re-emitted as the dipoles relax.
- the physical phenomenon behind this is the same as that which gives rise to the different dielectric properties as the frequency is varied. Indeed the frequency of the peak in the conductivity outlined above is inversely proportional to the time taken for the dipole to respond.
- frequencies in the burst should be at or below the frequency of the relaxation. By appropriate choice of frequencies in the burst it is possible to test for a range of materials at one time. In this embodiment of the invention the power of the transmitted burst is such that it would be unsafe to apply it to people, instead this technique should be reversed for screening objects.
- Figure 3 shows how this pulse echo material detection system can be built.
- a pulse generator 20 is controlled to give out a large electromagnetic pulse of energy which is applied to the object 30_ via amplifier 40 and aerial 50.
- Aerial 60 receives the signal output from the object 3 as a result of the applied pulse. This is digitised by A/D convertor 70, and analysed in the computer 10 to deter ⁇ mine whether the object is composed of any predetermined materials which the system may be seeking to detect. Analysis could be, for example, by comparing the received signal spectrum with previously stored spectro for various predetermined materials.
- Figure 3b shows examples of the types of waveforms which may be applied and received.
- Either or both of the two methods described above can be built into a doorway, for example, to examine the individuals passing through the doorway and detect if they are carrying specific non-metallic materials.
- Substances that can be detected include explo ⁇ sives and drugs.
- this doorway device can be used in access control, police and transport control appli ⁇ cations for both people and baggage.
- the device can be used widely to control the movement of specific materials and new applications are possible * (eg. scanning of people attending public gatherings).
- Embodiments of the invention may include provision for taking into account temperature variations which occur, or temperature stabilisation measures may be employed.
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Abstract
Particular non-metallic materials are detected by a recognition of the way in which their electrical properties vary with the frequency of an applied alternating electric field. In one detailed detection method a body being tested is subjected to electromagnetic radiation at each of a plurality of different frequencies, the pattern of variation of the body's reflectivity is evaluated and compared with stored information on the conductivity/frequency characteristic of the non-metallic material to be detected. In another detailed detection method a body being tested is subjected to a burst of electromagnetic energy and a measurement is made of the time taken for the body to retransmit energy absorbed from the burst.
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Detection of Non Metallic Materials
The present invention relates to the detection of non-metallic materials, and in particular to a method and apparatus for determining the nature of non-metallic materials by examining their electrical properties.
It is a general characteristic of non-metallic materials that their electrical properties vary with the frequency of the electrical signal used to measure them. This is described, for example, in sections 11.9 and 11.10 of the book "Electricity and Magnetism" by . J. Duffin (3rd edition, McGraw-Hill) in the chapter 11 on Dielectric Materials. There it is explained that the variation with frequency of the dielectric constant (or relative permittivity) .r of a dielectric material stems from polarisation at the molecular level; electronic, ionic and orientational polarisation. Because the variation in electrical properties is related to the non-metallic material's molecular structure it is possible to identify a material by examining its electrical properties at different frequencies
For non-metallic materials which are composed of molecules having a significant dipole moment the
variation in dielectric constant at low frequencies is mainly due to orientational polarisation. Materials of this nature tend to have a high dielectric constant at low frequencies and this falls in discrete steps as the frequency is increased. Each fall in the dielectric constant is accompanied by a peak in the electrical conductivity of the material. Thus it is possible to test an item for the presence of a particular material composed of molecules having a significant dipole moment by subjecting the item to several different specific frequencies and checking whether or not the * characteristic peaks in conductivity occur.
Similarly, non-metallic materials may be identified and detected by using applied fields at higher frequencies and checking for characteristic effects in the variation in electrical properties due to ionic and/or electronic polarisation at the molecular level. It is to be understood that the embodiments of the invention described below with reference to detection of the effects of orientational polarisation may be modified so as to enable predetermined materials to be identified and detected through detection of the effects of the ionic and/or electronic polarisation.
These principles may be incorporated into devices for a number of different applications such as examining whether individuals are carrying drugs, testing freight for the presence of explosives, or . analysing the composition of an object.
The present invention provides a method of detecting a pre-determined non-metallic material in a detection region, comprising the steps of: subjecting the detection region to an alternating electric field at a plurality of frequencies; measuring the response of the contents of the
detection_ region to the alternating electric field; comparing the measured response with stored information indicative of the frequency response of the predetermined non-metallic material; and indicating the result of the comparison.
The present invention further provides apparatus for detecting a predetermined non-metallic material, comprising: means for subjecting the detection region to an alternating electric field at a plurality of different frequencies; means for measuring the response of the contents of the detection region to the alternating electric field; means for storing information indicative of the frequency response of the predetermined non-metallic material; means for comparing the measured response with stored information indicative of the frequency response of the predetermined non-metallic material; and means for indicating the result of the comparison.
From a first aspect the method and apparatus may involve determining the frequency response of a material to applied electrical signals.
From a second aspect the method and apparatus may involve applying a large electromagnetic pulse to_ the non-metallic material and examining the energy re- emitted as a result by the non-metallic material.
Features and advantages of the present inven¬ tion will become apparent from the following descrip¬ tion of embodiments thereof, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:-
Figure 1 shows the characteristic of a material with a single dielectric relaxation due to
orientational polarisation where either the entire molecule is polar or the molecule is large and has a single dipolar side group;
Figure 2 is a diagrammatic illustration of a detection device according to a first embodiment of the invention;
Figure 3a shows a schematic diagram of an apparatus which may be utilised in a pulse echo material detection system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, and
Figure 3b shows waveforms illustrating examples of the type of pulse which may be applied in the apparatus of Figure 3a and the type of response which may be received.
Referring to Figure 1 , the characteristic of a material with a single dielectric relaxation due to either the entire molecular being polar or a larger molecule with a single dipolar side group is illus¬ trated. Examples of such materials are water, and ethanol. A more complex material with several dipoles will have several "steps" and their associated conductivity peaks. This would be for example, an organic compound having large molecules with several polar side groups.
The degree to which a material transmits, reflects or absorbs electro-magnetic radiation, depends upon the dielectric constant and the conductivity. A_ material with either a high dielectric constant or conductivity will tend to reflect most of the incident energy, while a material with" a low dielectric constant or conductivity will tend to transmit most of the energy (ie. it is transparent). However a material having a low dielectric constant and moderate.conductivity will reflect some of the incident energy but will tend to absorb the rest.
Consequently it may be appreciated that the
properties-of a given material can vary dramatically over a wide frequency range. Thus it could be a good reflector in one frequency range, an absorber at another and be transparent in a third range of frequencies.
For predetermined non-metallic materials, the the frequency response of the conductivity (showing high reflection), can be tested and the presence of that material can be detected. This function can be incorporated into detection systems'-such as those described in our corresponding British patent application published as GB-A-2199715.
According to this first embodiment of the invention, as a preliminary measure it is necessary to determine how the electrical properties of the material to be detected (reference) vary with frequency. A conveniently sized sample of the reference material is subjected to an alternating electric field at a number of different frequencies and its response at each frequency is measured.
For example, where the reference material is polar, and is to be detected using its variation in dielectric constant due to orientational polarisation, then readings may be taken at a number of different • frequencies between Hz and 10GHz. The dielectric constant at each measurement frequency may be found using standard methods, e.g. using techniques described in Sec. 11.10 of Duffin and then calculating the ratio Cr/Co, where Cr is the capacitance of a capacitor having the reference materials filling the gap between the plates and Co is the capacitance of a capacitor of the same type without the reference material. The number of different measurement frequencies required to establish the sample frequency characteristic for the reference material depends on the complexity of the molecular structure (i.e. whether
there is one or many dielectric relaxations) . In general, however, when the sample frequency characteristic is being established there will not be a time constraint so it would be possible to take measurements at a large number of frequencies over the range.
The sample frequency characteristic is stored so as to be available for comparison with readings made on persons/objects presented for testing. The storage method and medium may be tailored to the detailed detection device to be used but could, for example, use a read only memory, ROM, or a magnetic tape or disc.
An example of a detailed detection device according to this first embodiment of the invention is illustrated diagrammatically in Figure 2. This is a modification of a "doorway" type detection system as described in co-pending British patent application GB-A- 2199715 and is adapted to screen people or objects passing through the doorway for a particular substance or substances (such as drugs, explosives or contraband). Reference should be made to GB-A-2199715 for information on the general construction and operation of the detection system.
The doorway 1 houses an array 5 of aerials which define a detection region. Each aerial in turn transmits electromagnetic radiation into the detection region and the other aerials receive the radiation reflected or transmitted by the objects in the detection region. The received signals contain information on the shape, size and electrical conductivity of the objects in the detection region. By repeating the transmission sequence at a number of different frequencies a number of sets of received signals are produced; the differences between the sets of received signals relate to the variation in reflectivity (and therefore
conductivity) of the objects in the detection region. The sets of received signals are passed to a processor 9 which compares them with one another and with the stored sample frequency characteristic of the reference material to assess whether or not the reference material is present within the detection region.
The structure of the detection device shown in Fig. 2 differs from the detection systems of GB-A- 2199715 in that aerial array 5 is adapted to receive signals at a number of different frequencies within the required range (e.g. the aerials may be broad band or a plurality of sets of aerials may be used operative at different frequencies) and the source of electromagnetic radiation is adapted to provide a number of different frequencies. Further more the processing carried out by processor 9 differs from that carried out in the system of GB-A-2199715.
The number of different frequencies required to be transmitted into the detection area depends on the complexity of the molecular structure of the reference material and the desired degree of certainty of detection. If the reference material has only a single dielectric relaxation then only 2 frequencies are necessary, one well below the conductivity resonance and one at the conductivity resonance peak. This will effectively enhance the "contrast" of the image data formed by the aerial array 5 if the difference of the_ sets of received signals at the two frequencies is taken.
In a detection device of the type shown in Figure 2 the power transmitted into the detection region ' would typically be 1Om to 1 because of the need to avoid harm to the health of any tested people. The length of time required for testing is made up of the time taken to "scan" the detection region and the time
taken to process the received signals. The "scanning" time is limited by the speed of switching between aerials, and the speed of analog-to-digital conversion of the received signals. The processing time varies with the number of different frequencies used in "scanning" the detection region. The whole testing process generally has a duration of the order of seconds rather than minutes.
Another, different, approach to the object recognition concept of the present invention is to detect the "echo" from the dipoles. When a dielectric material is subjected to a large electro-magnetic pulse, some of the energy will be absorbed by the dipoles within the material. After the pulse, some of the energy will be re-emitted as the dipoles relax. The physical phenomenon behind this is the same as that which gives rise to the different dielectric properties as the frequency is varied. Indeed the frequency of the peak in the conductivity outlined above is inversely proportional to the time taken for the dipole to respond.
In order to couple energy into the reference material frequencies in the burst should be at or below the frequency of the relaxation. By appropriate choice of frequencies in the burst it is possible to test for a range of materials at one time. In this embodiment of the invention the power of the transmitted burst is such that it would be unsafe to apply it to people, instead this technique should be reversed for screening objects.
Figure 3 shows how this pulse echo material detection system can be built.
The system is controlled by the computer 10. A pulse generator 20 is controlled to give out a large electromagnetic pulse of energy which is applied to the
object 30_ via amplifier 40 and aerial 50. Aerial 60 receives the signal output from the object 3 as a result of the applied pulse. This is digitised by A/D convertor 70, and analysed in the computer 10 to deter¬ mine whether the object is composed of any predetermined materials which the system may be seeking to detect. Analysis could be, for example, by comparing the received signal spectrum with previously stored spectro for various predetermined materials. Figure 3b shows examples of the types of waveforms which may be applied and received.
Either or both of the two methods described above (depending on the specific materials to be detected) can be built into a doorway, for example, to examine the individuals passing through the doorway and detect if they are carrying specific non-metallic materials.
Substances that can be detected include explo¬ sives and drugs. Thus this doorway device can be used in access control, police and transport control appli¬ cations for both people and baggage. As it uses low powered scans of electro magnetic waves and the result is known almost immediately by the attached computer, the device can be used widely to control the movement of specific materials and new applications are possible* (eg. scanning of people attending public gatherings).
In addition it can be incorporated as an additional feature in metal detection systems and object detection systems such.as those described in GB-A- 2199715.
Embodiments of the invention may include provision for taking into account temperature variations which occur, or temperature stabilisation measures may be employed.
Claims
1. A method for detecting a predetermined non-metallic material in a detection region, comprising the steps of: subjecting the detection region to an alternating electric field at a plurality of frequencies; measuring the response of the contents of the detection region to the alternating electric field; comparing the measured response with stored information indicative of the frequency response of the predetermined non-metallic material; and indicating the result of the comparison.
2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the subjecting step comprises successively transmitting into the detection region electromagnetic radiation at each of plurality of different frequencies, and the measuring step comprises measuring the response of the contents of the detection region at each of the plurality of different frequencies.
3. A method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the measuring step comprises taking a measure of the conductivity of the contents of the detection region.
4. A method according to claim 1, wherein the subjecting step comprises subjecting the detection region to a burst of electromagnetic energy containing a range of frequencies, and the measuring step comprises measuring the length of time taken before the contents of the detection region retransmit electromagnetic energy absorbed from the burst.
5. A method according to any preceding claim, and comprising the steps of generating and storing information indicative of the frequency response of the predetermined non-metallic material, wherein the generating step comprises subjecting a sample of the predetermined non- metallic material to an alternating electric field at each a plurality of different frequencies successively and measuring the response of the sample at each frequency.
6. Apparatus for detecting a predetermined non- metallic material, comprising: means for subjecting the detection region to an alternating electric field at a plurality of different frequencies; means for measuring the response of the contents. of the detection region to the alternating electric field; means for storing information indicative of the frequency response of the predetermined non-metallic materia means for comparing the measured response with the stored information indicative of the frequency response of the predetermined non-metallic material; and means for indicating the result of the comparison.
7. Apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the subjecting means comprises means for transmitting into the detection region electromagnetic radiation at each of a plurality of different frequencies successively, and the measuring means comprises means for measuring the response of the contents of the detction region at each of the plurality of different frequencies.
8. Apparatus according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the measuring means comprises means for taking a measure of the conductivity of the contents of the detection region.
9. Apparatus according to claim 6, 7 or 8, wherein the subjecting means -comprises an array of aerials defining the detection region and adapted for transmission of electromagnetic radiation into the detection region and for reception of electromagnetic radiation from the detection region.
10. Apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the subjecting means comprises means for subjecting the detection region to a burst of electromagnetic energy, and the measuring means comprises means for measuring the time taken for the contents of the detection region to retransmit energy absorbed from the burst.
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